Identification of Blastocystis subtype 1 variants in the home for girls, Bangkok, Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 352-358

  Thathaisong, Umaporn ^a   Siripattanapipong, Suradej ^b   Mungthin, Mathirut ^b   Pipatsatitpong, Duangnate ^c   Tan Ariya, Peerapan ^d   Naaglor, Tawee ^b   Leelayoova, Saovanee ^b  

^a BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THAILAND; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRINKING WATER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874046452     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0237     Document Type: Article

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